In 2024, the consumer price index (CPI) of healthcare in Malaysia was *****, an increase from ***** in the previous year. The CPI is a measure of the weighted average prices of a basket of consumer goods and services and is used to identify whether a country is undergoing inflation or deflation.

For 2022, the forecasted gross medical cost trend in the Asia-Pacific region was highest in India, reaching approximately **** percent. This was followed by Malaysia, where the forecasted gross medical cost trend amounted to around **** percent. Comparatively, the forecasted gross medical cost trend in South Korea was estimated to amount to about *** percent in that year.

Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Health: Medical Products, Appliances & Equipments (MA) data was reported at 117.900 2010=100 in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 118.000 2010=100 for Sep 2018. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Health: Medical Products, Appliances & Equipments (MA) data is updated monthly, averaging 108.650 2010=100 from Jan 2010 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 106 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.600 2010=100 in May 2018 and a record low of 99.200 2010=100 in Mar 2010. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Health: Medical Products, Appliances & Equipments (MA) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.I001: Consumer Price Index: 2010=100.